Those of you recreational gamers out there that have the older style Play Station 3 Models are most likely experiencing a problem with your system as of Yesterday afternoon. Even if you don’t use the PS3 online, you are now getting a message that says Your trophy registration is incomplete or in error. The game will now quit. It happens on most any game and whether you are trying to play locally or online via the Play Station Network. Other errors that are appearing include a 8001050F error code prompt with little or no supporting text accompanying the code.

At 8 pm EST, yesterday, Sony confirmed the problem and said the are working to resolve the issue. Resolution should come some time this evening, if Sony can keep their promise.

Another PS3 Trophy error appearing is “Registration of the trophy information could not be completed. The game will now quit.”

Some independent blog sites are recommending you dismantle your PS3 and disconnect the battery momentarily to clear the issue. Unless you are extremely technical and have a couple hours to spare (at least) I strongly encourage you not to do this as you could completely break the system. My recommendation is to wait out the problem while Sony’s engineers resolve it.

Exactly what the resolution will be, it’s hard to say. Since the PS3 can’t connect to the Play Station Network at all, it might be necessary for Sony to either send out media that the PS3 can use to read a patch from, or to even recall the units. It’s not clear at this time what the corrective action will be to get these PS3 systems working again.

Users of the new PS3 (Slim model) are not experiencing this problem as it seems to be glitch in the system clock firmware that only occurs in the older (Thick model) systems.

For the latest updates of this issue, follow my blog here, or visit the playstation blog by clicking here.

-Paul
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Paul LaFlamme
President & CEO
Centrend, Inc.
508-347-9550 x115

Link: http://centrend.com/93h_compliance.html

 
The new law has taken effect today, so every business leader must now be certain that the information that the Commonwealth of Mass defines as personal information flows through their organization under specific guidelines.

The deadline for compliance with the new data protection laws in Massachusetts was extended at the end of 2008, and then it was extended again in 2009. There will be no further extensions. Whether you are ready or not, on March 1, 2010, you will be required by Massachusetts law to take very specific and proactive steps to secure all forms of personal information you collect and store about Massachusetts residents, whether they may be customers, employees or contractors.

The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations drafted and then refined the regulations (MA 201 CMR 17.00) in response to feedback from the business populace. The regulations mandate that every organization and individual take more responsibility for the active protection of personal data, as defined by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

All legal entities will now be required to create and maintain a Written Information Security Plan (WISP). Your organization’s WISP will cover newly required organizational precautions, as well as technological safeguards. With the regulations to be enforced by the Attorney General’s office, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will take into consideration the size of your organization and the scope of whatever personal information is recorded.

Most of the technical concerns we are now hearing about are regarding portable media and laptop computers. The new data regulations will require all portable devices and storage media containing personal information be secured by encryption technology.

Business leaders needing help determining their own level of compliance should consult an Information Technology expert, and Centrend has scheduled a free online compliance workshop. Each plan must be documented and employees must be trained on how to safely work with both physical and electronic records.

Centrend is offering help and free guidance to any organization challenged by this initiative.

- Bill

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Bill Bowman
Senior Technology Advisor
Centrend, Inc.
508-347-9550 x135